Green cleaning for early childhood educators

Watch the video to learn more about our green cleaning initiative in Vermont.

Common cleaning products can be a hazard in child care environments. Learn how to protect young learners, yourself and the environment. We offer practical tips and valuable information as well as additional resources tailored to early learning programs in every setting.

The City of San Francisco’s list of green cleaning supplies and products. The city’s green cleaning guidance program, known as SF Approved, works to prevent health problems—including occupational asthma and other respiratory illnesses, eye and skin irritations and burns, and toxic exposure through inhalation of chemical fumes—that are associated with the use of harmful cleaning products.

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